gergedan
Turkish
gergedan
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish کرگدن (kergeden), from Persian کرگدن (karkadan), from Sanskrit खड्गधेनु (khaḍgadhenu, “female rhinoceros”), which is the feminine form of खड्ग (khaḍga, “horn, sword”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡeɾ.ɡeˈdan/
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Noun
gergedan (definite accusative gergedanı, plural gergedanlar)
- rhinoceros (herbivorous ungulate with two horns on its snout)
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gergedan | |
| Definite accusative | gergedanı | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | gergedan | gergedanlar |
| Definite accusative | gergedanı | gergedanları |
| Dative | gergedana | gergedanlara |
| Locative | gergedanda | gergedanlarda |
| Ablative | gergedandan | gergedanlardan |
| Genitive | gergedanın | gergedanların |
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “gergedan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
- “gergedan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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